EU funds for refugees in Turkey dedicated partly to ... enhancing the
capcity of the Turkish Coast Guard
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-1908_en.htm
European Commission - Press release
Facility for Refugees in Turkey: €47 million to strengthen migration
management and to support education of Syrian refugees
Brussels, 26 May 2016
The Commission delivers on its commitment to speed up the implementation
of the Facility announcing €20 million to increase the capacity of the
Turkish Coast Guard and €27 million to facilitate refugees' access to
education. The total amount contracted under the Facility is now close
to €240 million
European Commission support for the immediate needs of refugees in Turkey
Today, the European Commission is delivering on its commitment to
accelerate the implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey by
announcing a further €47 million in new projects, bringing the total
amount contracted under the Facility to address the immediate needs of
refugees and host communities in Turkey so far to almost €240 million.
€20 million has been committed under the Instrument contributing to
Stability and Peace (IcSP) to enhance the capacity of the Turkish Coast
Guard to carry out search and rescue operations. An additional €27
million will fund educational infrastructure, skills training and social
support for Syrian refugees under the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response
to the Syrian Crisis. This new commitment is part of the accelerated
implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey which was agreed
under the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March.
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement
Negotiations Johannes Hahn said: "The European Union is delivering on
its commitment for swift implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement, in
support of the refugees. Our assistance to better manage migration flows
is aimed to save lives of migrants and refugees and tackling irregular
migration and trafficking. Today we also reaffirm that access to
education for refugee children and young Syrians is an absolute
priority. The EU Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis is one of
Europe’s key instruments for delivering on our €3 billion pledge to help
Syria and the region. The new funding for Turkey focuses on two key
priorities of the EU-Turkey Joint Statement: to provide schooling to all
children and to invest in livelihoods and social cohesion for refugees
and host communities, ensure stability and provide refugees with the
hope and perspective of a better life."
The Coast Guard project mobilises €20 million to strengthen the
operational capacity to successfully conduct search and rescue
operations, save lives and enhance the protection of migrants and
refugees while at the same time tackling irregular migration and
trafficking. The project will fund search and rescue boats and other
specialised life-saving equipment. This will be complemented by training
and support for Coast Guard staff. The project will be implemented by
the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in close cooperation
with the Turkish Coast Guard, and will be overseen by the EU Delegation
to Turkey.
The education projects, worth a total of €27 million, are signed under
the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis. They will
be implemented in cooperation with the German development agency GiZ and
international NGOs. Projects worth €22 million will provide additional
infrastructure for the education of 23,000 refugee children, skills
training for 24,000 young Syrians, social support for more than 74,000
of the most vulnerable Syrians, and assistance for local
administrations. An additional action worth €5 million has been adopted
to increase access for almost 1,000 young Syrians to Turkish
universities in the coming academic year.
This will be followed by further funding in this sector in the coming
months. Before the war, 20% of 18-25 year old Syrians were enrolled in
higher and further education; this has dropped to less than 5% of the
same age group today among refugees, creating the serious risk of a
'lost generation'.
Background
Facility for Refugees in Turkey
The Facility for Refugees in Turkey was established by the European
Commission to coordinate and streamline actions financed in order to
deliver efficient and complementary support to Syrians under temporary
protection and host communities in Turkey. Under the Facility, the
European Union is committed to provide an initial €3 billion of
additional resources to help refugees in Turkey.
Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace
The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace provides direct
support for the Union's external policies by increasing the efficiency
and coherence of the Union's actions in the areas of crisis response,
conflict prevention, peace-building and crisis preparedness, and in
addressing global and trans-regional threats. The Instrument can be used
to provide technical and financial assistance in response to situations
of urgency, crisis or emerging crisis.
The EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syria crisis
The EU Trust Fund began operating in May 2015 to provide a regional
response to a regional crisis, thus enabling the EU and its Member
States to jointly intervene in response to growing and shifting needs
and to support the implementation of the "EU regional strategy for Syria
and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat". Being the main EU
instrument to respond to the forced displacement crisis in the region,
the Trust Fund aims to bring a more coherent and integrated EU response
to the crisis by merging various EU financial instruments and
contributions from Member States and other international donors into one
single flexible and quick mechanism. The Trust Fund primarily addresses
longer term resilience needs of Syrian refugees in neighbouring
countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, as well as the
hosting communities and their administration.
For more information:
EU-Turkey Cooperation: A €3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey
EU announces first projects under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey:
€95 million to be provided for immediate educational and humanitarian
assistance
Facility for Refugees in Turkey: Commission delivers an additional €110
million under the implementation of EU-Turkey agreement
Facility for Refugees in Turkey – Steering Committee accelerates and
scales up implementation
Implementing the EU-Turkey Agreement – Questions and Answers
FACTSHEET: The Facility for Refugees in Turkey
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capcity of the Turkish Coast Guard
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-1908_en.htm
European Commission - Press release
Facility for Refugees in Turkey: €47 million to strengthen migration
management and to support education of Syrian refugees
Brussels, 26 May 2016
The Commission delivers on its commitment to speed up the implementation
of the Facility announcing €20 million to increase the capacity of the
Turkish Coast Guard and €27 million to facilitate refugees' access to
education. The total amount contracted under the Facility is now close
to €240 million
European Commission support for the immediate needs of refugees in Turkey
Today, the European Commission is delivering on its commitment to
accelerate the implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey by
announcing a further €47 million in new projects, bringing the total
amount contracted under the Facility to address the immediate needs of
refugees and host communities in Turkey so far to almost €240 million.
€20 million has been committed under the Instrument contributing to
Stability and Peace (IcSP) to enhance the capacity of the Turkish Coast
Guard to carry out search and rescue operations. An additional €27
million will fund educational infrastructure, skills training and social
support for Syrian refugees under the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response
to the Syrian Crisis. This new commitment is part of the accelerated
implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey which was agreed
under the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March.
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement
Negotiations Johannes Hahn said: "The European Union is delivering on
its commitment for swift implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement, in
support of the refugees. Our assistance to better manage migration flows
is aimed to save lives of migrants and refugees and tackling irregular
migration and trafficking. Today we also reaffirm that access to
education for refugee children and young Syrians is an absolute
priority. The EU Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis is one of
Europe’s key instruments for delivering on our €3 billion pledge to help
Syria and the region. The new funding for Turkey focuses on two key
priorities of the EU-Turkey Joint Statement: to provide schooling to all
children and to invest in livelihoods and social cohesion for refugees
and host communities, ensure stability and provide refugees with the
hope and perspective of a better life."
The Coast Guard project mobilises €20 million to strengthen the
operational capacity to successfully conduct search and rescue
operations, save lives and enhance the protection of migrants and
refugees while at the same time tackling irregular migration and
trafficking. The project will fund search and rescue boats and other
specialised life-saving equipment. This will be complemented by training
and support for Coast Guard staff. The project will be implemented by
the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in close cooperation
with the Turkish Coast Guard, and will be overseen by the EU Delegation
to Turkey.
The education projects, worth a total of €27 million, are signed under
the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis. They will
be implemented in cooperation with the German development agency GiZ and
international NGOs. Projects worth €22 million will provide additional
infrastructure for the education of 23,000 refugee children, skills
training for 24,000 young Syrians, social support for more than 74,000
of the most vulnerable Syrians, and assistance for local
administrations. An additional action worth €5 million has been adopted
to increase access for almost 1,000 young Syrians to Turkish
universities in the coming academic year.
This will be followed by further funding in this sector in the coming
months. Before the war, 20% of 18-25 year old Syrians were enrolled in
higher and further education; this has dropped to less than 5% of the
same age group today among refugees, creating the serious risk of a
'lost generation'.
Background
Facility for Refugees in Turkey
The Facility for Refugees in Turkey was established by the European
Commission to coordinate and streamline actions financed in order to
deliver efficient and complementary support to Syrians under temporary
protection and host communities in Turkey. Under the Facility, the
European Union is committed to provide an initial €3 billion of
additional resources to help refugees in Turkey.
Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace
The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace provides direct
support for the Union's external policies by increasing the efficiency
and coherence of the Union's actions in the areas of crisis response,
conflict prevention, peace-building and crisis preparedness, and in
addressing global and trans-regional threats. The Instrument can be used
to provide technical and financial assistance in response to situations
of urgency, crisis or emerging crisis.
The EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syria crisis
The EU Trust Fund began operating in May 2015 to provide a regional
response to a regional crisis, thus enabling the EU and its Member
States to jointly intervene in response to growing and shifting needs
and to support the implementation of the "EU regional strategy for Syria
and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat". Being the main EU
instrument to respond to the forced displacement crisis in the region,
the Trust Fund aims to bring a more coherent and integrated EU response
to the crisis by merging various EU financial instruments and
contributions from Member States and other international donors into one
single flexible and quick mechanism. The Trust Fund primarily addresses
longer term resilience needs of Syrian refugees in neighbouring
countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, as well as the
hosting communities and their administration.
For more information:
EU-Turkey Cooperation: A €3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey
EU announces first projects under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey:
€95 million to be provided for immediate educational and humanitarian
assistance
Facility for Refugees in Turkey: Commission delivers an additional €110
million under the implementation of EU-Turkey agreement
Facility for Refugees in Turkey – Steering Committee accelerates and
scales up implementation
Implementing the EU-Turkey Agreement – Questions and Answers
FACTSHEET: The Facility for Refugees in Turkey
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Plantage Doklaan 12
1018 CM Amsterdam
tel. +31 20 3795236
http://www.allincluded.nl/
https://twitter.com/migrantenwelkom
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